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it is a not so much a stealth tax as a sort of a swipe tax is that a very quickly and in some ways you could say that this is actually. on one level a prototype for how the country will timidly have to leave the euro zone entirely have to be done very quickly almost overnight with a certain sort of grab at the doors of the banks trying to make sure that the bank machines are basically switched off and then seeing the public in disarray that the following day and a huge crisis in parliament so whatever happens in terms of the the taxing and back accounts i think we're going to see this model of of how. democracies and how the the economy has to deal with a certain us are in crisis repeated in one scale in one form or another and quite possibly on a larger scale but let's hope not well leave the sun isn't shining in london by the looks of things and it's certainly not shining in cyprus although it should be thank you very much indeed les thanks for joining us live there that's leigh rather i'm in london. well the aftershocks of the proposition have been felt with other countries of cours
it is a not so much a stealth tax as a sort of a swipe tax is that a very quickly and in some ways you could say that this is actually. on one level a prototype for how the country will timidly have to leave the euro zone entirely have to be done very quickly almost overnight with a certain sort of grab at the doors of the banks trying to make sure that the bank machines are basically switched off and then seeing the public in disarray that the following day and a huge crisis in parliament so...
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russia condemns the proposal as unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in moscow may have to rethink its help ailing europe. the u.s. military maintains there is no mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay where more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest mistreatment. and no war peace we also want washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombings strike the nation ahead of the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led invasion our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from our studio center here in moscow this is the twenty four hour a day the parliament in cyprus has delayed until tomorrow a decision on whether to allow an e.u. bailout which will cost its citizens millions of the euro's every bank customer will have their cash taxed if it goes through the plan calls panic over the weekend with people emptying a.t.m. machines fearing their life savings could be plundered correspondent cynthia reports on the implications. the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary f
russia condemns the proposal as unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in moscow may have to rethink its help ailing europe. the u.s. military maintains there is no mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay where more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest mistreatment. and no war peace we also want washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombings strike the nation ahead of the ten year anniversary of the u.s....
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with some experts saying if the tax is brought in may have to rethink its help for ailing europe. the u.s. military maintains there is no mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest at mistreatment. what washington and its allies have left behind in iraq because more deadly bombings strike the nation ahead of the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led invasion of top stories. international news and comment from our studio in. twenty four hours a day the parliament in cyprus is delayed until choose the decision on whether to and. which will cost its citizens millions of their hard earned euros every bank customer will have their cash taxed if it goes through the plan cause panic over the weekend with people emptying a.t.m. machines fearing their life savings could be plundered correspondent reports on the implications the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary fund had agreed upon a ten billion euro bailout for the country on the condition that this tax a bank deposit tax be imposed now this
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couple of minutes we are now hearing the news was fifty the cypriot parliament rejected that savers tax to payroll banks demanded by the european union as a precondition of a future bailout of these tests or a seller as got more for us on what's happening in the mediterranean island tonight bring us up to speed what you know the. they were right in front of the cypriot parliament to the parliamentarians just stepping out here and as far as we know they had rejected the one time bank deposit tax that was imposed by the e.u. finance ministers of the i.m.f. over the weekend now according to the a parliamentarian i spoke with there were thirty six nos nineteen abstained abstentions and zero yes s. and therefore you can see that to really the opposition in the country to what is being required of them to get the ten billion euro bailout is very very strong emotions running high here on the street behind me you can see to my left and to my right there are people with banners and chanting emotions running high this is their show them showing their opposition to this a one time back to pass a t
couple of minutes we are now hearing the news was fifty the cypriot parliament rejected that savers tax to payroll banks demanded by the european union as a precondition of a future bailout of these tests or a seller as got more for us on what's happening in the mediterranean island tonight bring us up to speed what you know the. they were right in front of the cypriot parliament to the parliamentarians just stepping out here and as far as we know they had rejected the one time bank deposit tax...
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there have been terms proposed about anybody with less than twenty thousand euros in the bank being tax free without any any outcome from this decision the government is toying with the idea of finding the five point eight billion replied euros from other sources and government bonds could be involved also possibly bank pension funds the e.u. has said that cyprus is free to some extent to find the five point eight billion euros where it chooses there has been a lot of anger and have been people saying that they want to remove that cash from cyprus as soon as they can but really a feeling of expectancy here. back to the crisis in cypress now with the palm in their sets of the it on the bank deposit tax at about four o'clock g.m.t. today belgium m.e.p. data k u n f painter says that given european taxpayers are wary there's there's little alternative but to pass the tax cause the quizes ingres is mainly to blame for what's happening in cyprus now because the goodison separate banks have been exposed to greece. the european union is already trying to say agrees brees already has three bill
there have been terms proposed about anybody with less than twenty thousand euros in the bank being tax free without any any outcome from this decision the government is toying with the idea of finding the five point eight billion replied euros from other sources and government bonds could be involved also possibly bank pension funds the e.u. has said that cyprus is free to some extent to find the five point eight billion euros where it chooses there has been a lot of anger and have been people...
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fifty years old he's a syrian born naturalized american has been living in taxes for decades he used to be executive and came to prominence working with a humanitarian agency during the war and of course expectations are very high that were very high that i mean these nomination to help stop the bloodshed in the country but what about the arab league meeting what do we what are we expecting from as i was tired unfortunately expectations were very high but unfortunately we can't expect to march of progress here though john kerry and russian foreign minister lavrov found common ground on the geneva declaration recent and kerry's response to have a personal relationship with our side it seems that fighting is continuing the ground violence and is intensifying as well as claims and size i mean ready to talk actually are continuing to blame each other and are still warring sides. most of which pretty sure. clarke has written extensively about syria told us it's no accident. spent a large part of his life in the u.s. before being voted in those opposition prime minister let's take a listen
fifty years old he's a syrian born naturalized american has been living in taxes for decades he used to be executive and came to prominence working with a humanitarian agency during the war and of course expectations are very high that were very high that i mean these nomination to help stop the bloodshed in the country but what about the arab league meeting what do we what are we expecting from as i was tired unfortunately expectations were very high but unfortunately we can't expect to march...
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dedicated young says that there may be no alternative to pass in the tax because the quizes ingres is mainly to blame for what's happening in cyprus now because the goodison cypriot banks have been exposed to two greece bert's of the european union is already trying to say agrees the ready has had three bailout operations and is still in the middle of it so there's not much greece can do anymore and the only thing we can do is to try to save cyprus which is already the fifth bailout operation and of course there is also a limit to the patients our taxpayers in germany the netherlands and finland because finally these are the people who have to guarantee their loans to cyprus and their patients now is limited so i think it was. it was good to have a contribution of the savers in cyprus itself because in other countries we have a different sort of problems but remember in spain savers already have contributed those people who had an interest in the spanish bank bankia lost money some people in other banks have lost money and generally european savers are losing money because we have a p
dedicated young says that there may be no alternative to pass in the tax because the quizes ingres is mainly to blame for what's happening in cyprus now because the goodison cypriot banks have been exposed to two greece bert's of the european union is already trying to say agrees the ready has had three bailout operations and is still in the middle of it so there's not much greece can do anymore and the only thing we can do is to try to save cyprus which is already the fifth bailout operation...
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very difficult position because it's rejected the proposal by the european union and the troika to tax private bank accounts and now frankly there are not many places for cyprus to turn for help and actually one of these places is russia and the site that finance minister has been in the russian capital the entire day he's met with his russian counterpart and with the first deputy prime minister there is speculation that cyprus is asking russia for a loan so far the finance minister said that he was satisfied with the negotiations but no official offer has been made so far although he himself said he's not leaving moscow until an agreement is reached all of this is happening. while anger and anger a miracle being furious over cyprus talking to moscow about this all together since earlier she strongly advised the country not to even discuss the issue with anybody else but brussels or the troika and actually we know that the president personally told what he will put in about his country's problems decision to reject the european union's proposal and we also already know that cyprus alre
very difficult position because it's rejected the proposal by the european union and the troika to tax private bank accounts and now frankly there are not many places for cyprus to turn for help and actually one of these places is russia and the site that finance minister has been in the russian capital the entire day he's met with his russian counterpart and with the first deputy prime minister there is speculation that cyprus is asking russia for a loan so far the finance minister said that...
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a bank deposit tax be imposed now this could amount to up to nine point nine percent of of those who have a more than one hundred thousand euros in the bank and for many people there it's said their entire life savings that they have that are they feel are now in trouble and the panic that has been stirred over the weekend people trying to get money out of the cash machines but electronic transfers have been stopped and. people there calling this is. simply a robbery there their savings being taken away from them the president of the country however have been. acceptance of the bailout as crucial for the country says that if. this requirement is. the country will might be forced to get out of the euro of the euro zone area and therefore some people feel that the country has really been put in a position where it has no choice but to accept everything that is down by brussels by e.u. leaders by the meetings that they have here people are concerned again they really see this as. what is supposed to be there and this is unprecedented in the sense that this is the first time that a requi
a bank deposit tax be imposed now this could amount to up to nine point nine percent of of those who have a more than one hundred thousand euros in the bank and for many people there it's said their entire life savings that they have that are they feel are now in trouble and the panic that has been stirred over the weekend people trying to get money out of the cash machines but electronic transfers have been stopped and. people there calling this is. simply a robbery there their savings being...
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right now so this is just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there aren't that many places to turn to right now for assistance to cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he's said that he's satisfied little negotiations but at the same time added i don't want to show off or has been made so for a little very strict elation that cyprus is going to ask russia for a loan but we do know that the country already holds moscow two and a half billion year old this is for another loan which was given to the currency back in two thousand and eleven back then it exceeded ten percent of its g.d.p. and helped its economy stay afloat so the big question now is is cyprus going for broke is it going to ask russia for a complete bailout package but the big picture is angle in merkel is completely furious with cyprus even talking to moscow about this even though it's widely acknowledged that up to thirty percent of deposits on the sites bank accounts belong to russian businesses.
right now so this is just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there aren't that many places to turn to right now for assistance to cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he's said that he's satisfied little negotiations but at the same time added i don't want to show off or has been made so for a little very strict elation that cyprus is going to ask russia for a loan...
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edge of bankruptcy after because see it rejects a european and that often spiked by an unprecedented tax on savers to put the latest. like a bull in a china shop but so russian president dmitri medvedev destroyed the bailout tax i think that the plan was nothing less than the soviet expropriation of property. russia the e.u. and human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners in guantanamo bay u.s. military officials try to downplay a mass hunger strike in the detention center. and barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but may struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policy it's. very good even if you just joined us is kevin over here live the r.t. new center tonight our top story the scenes overleaf and celebration greeted the cypriot parliament's rejection of that tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have seen millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings had been condemned by officials in the public alike but the country of course now finds itself on th
edge of bankruptcy after because see it rejects a european and that often spiked by an unprecedented tax on savers to put the latest. like a bull in a china shop but so russian president dmitri medvedev destroyed the bailout tax i think that the plan was nothing less than the soviet expropriation of property. russia the e.u. and human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners in guantanamo bay u.s. military officials try to downplay a mass hunger strike in the detention...
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the vent here angry crowds you're seeing ringing the cypriot parliament demanding the rejection of a tax that would see savers bailing out banks that levy could see people lose up to ten percent of their life savings or for cyprus to qualify for these pictures being broadcast live from the parliament now by artie's roughly video news agency or that streaming online to. express his concern over the ongoing hunger strike in guantanamo bay despite authorities efforts to play down the protests we've got the latest there this hour. busy news night a series of bomb attacks through baghdad killing dozens and injuring hundreds as iraq struggles to get back on its feet on the tenth anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. good evening this is our kevin oh it's good to have you company our top story a rocket attack on a town outside aleppo in syria's north has left dozens dead including sixteen government soldiers details about what actually happened on the ground within but there are reports that chemical weapons could have been used both the syrian government and the opposition are accusing each ot
the vent here angry crowds you're seeing ringing the cypriot parliament demanding the rejection of a tax that would see savers bailing out banks that levy could see people lose up to ten percent of their life savings or for cyprus to qualify for these pictures being broadcast live from the parliament now by artie's roughly video news agency or that streaming online to. express his concern over the ongoing hunger strike in guantanamo bay despite authorities efforts to play down the protests...
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so this tax passes my did not flee to europe then i mean now that the president does that. i don't think so i think those investors in cyprus for them the best option is actually to stay as i said if you do you shave if you sit or you don't move and then war should people going to go to saudi arabia recently hedge fund in saudi arabia went bankrupt the saudi the saudi citizens and investors were bailed out and all the forces with rome under the bush so there are not many places you can actually go to where you go to switzerland very hard these days can you go to china what is the status of their banks so i think when you restore the rule of law in cyprus or you save cyprus still sorry going to be a good place to be. messages pink i wish we had more time with you belgian m.e.p. thank you very much your metaphor has definitely been taken on board and i'm sure they'll be more talk about that in the coming days. it was a it was an advise for free thank you. the hunger strike at guantanamo bay continues to gain momentum as human rights groups on criticized for ignoring the pligh
so this tax passes my did not flee to europe then i mean now that the president does that. i don't think so i think those investors in cyprus for them the best option is actually to stay as i said if you do you shave if you sit or you don't move and then war should people going to go to saudi arabia recently hedge fund in saudi arabia went bankrupt the saudi the saudi citizens and investors were bailed out and all the forces with rome under the bush so there are not many places you can actually...
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euros in the country's two largest banks will be raided they're looking at about thirty percent in taxes that's going to. talk about this now the deal has been reached. out of the. so one of the. more than one hundred. uninsured. would be taking. those. savings or those with. money in the bank so they will take taking a big. loss. protesting here. because some of the toxic assets also let's remember that there are still capital controls in place which. move around this is really creating a credit crunch a cash crunch everybody trying to hold on to. one hundred euros. right now and also. a lot of details still coming in. and one. point two billion euros. and that's what i wanted five point eight billion euros so they may still impose raises on taxes on the citizens in order to make up for that difference is that they still lack. still at least a billion sure the possibility of raising taxes on this is people's savings accounts are getting pilfered now the banks are saying to people you can only pull out a certain small amount for your banks every day so the people are really in a tough po
euros in the country's two largest banks will be raided they're looking at about thirty percent in taxes that's going to. talk about this now the deal has been reached. out of the. so one of the. more than one hundred. uninsured. would be taking. those. savings or those with. money in the bank so they will take taking a big. loss. protesting here. because some of the toxic assets also let's remember that there are still capital controls in place which. move around this is really creating a...
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from the edge of bankruptcy after nicosia rejects a european bailout offer sparked by an unprecedented tax on savers got the latest this hour. as russia's premier likens europe's handling of the bailout for bullet a china shop warning brussels antics could spark a new crisis. and other big stories of the day barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but they struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policy. and russian and u.n. human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay is u.s. military officials trying to downplay a mass hunger strike at the detention center. good evening you've just joined us kevin live at the hour to new center tonight our top story the scenes of relief and indeed celebration greeted the cypriot parliament's rejection of attacks on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have saved millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings are being condemned by officials in the public alike but the country now finds itself of course on the br
from the edge of bankruptcy after nicosia rejects a european bailout offer sparked by an unprecedented tax on savers got the latest this hour. as russia's premier likens europe's handling of the bailout for bullet a china shop warning brussels antics could spark a new crisis. and other big stories of the day barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but they struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policy. and russian and u.n. human rights...
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officials the plan was intended to make wealthy foreigners who often use cyprus as a tax haven pay for the bailout but the plan would have forced all separate account holders not just the wealthy to pay for the bank's toure's mistakes not surprisingly citizens of all classes took to the streets demanding that their government reject the e.u. bailout their protests worked eventually forcing tuesday's unanimous no vote in the e.u. i.m.f. proposal but the small mediterranean islands banks are still in danger e.u. and cypriot officials are scrambling to come up with an alternative and i'll turn. scheme before banks reopen next tuesday march twenty sixth allen's finance ministry for one as suggested accepting the e.u. bailout on the condition that exempts smaller account holders from the lobby of the european finance ministers like francis pure mosco moscow these have also expressed support for such an exception and at the same time however the cypriot government is also exploring a bailout plan with russia which is not part of the e.u. any agreement with russia would likely include access
officials the plan was intended to make wealthy foreigners who often use cyprus as a tax haven pay for the bailout but the plan would have forced all separate account holders not just the wealthy to pay for the bank's toure's mistakes not surprisingly citizens of all classes took to the streets demanding that their government reject the e.u. bailout their protests worked eventually forcing tuesday's unanimous no vote in the e.u. i.m.f. proposal but the small mediterranean islands banks are...
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is applying a levy on depositors the answer to this small islands financial woes or is it a means to tax russians using cyprus as a legal tax haven and most importantly can europeans trust their banks anymore. to cross the cyprus financial crisis i'm joined by michael burke in london he is an economic consultant and a former senior international economist with citi bank and in washington we cross the shares and raymond she is a professor of international finance and director of the european union research center at george washington university all right crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want when you go to washington first you said this is moral hazard this is what's going on in cyprus right now can you explain that please. sure sure the you know this is unprecedented what is happening right now in a financial crisis the one the one entity you protect are always a small savers and they're getting hit this time so most the small savers will be hit by a six point seven five percent tax and exchange they'll be given shares of that very bank and if that's not mor
is applying a levy on depositors the answer to this small islands financial woes or is it a means to tax russians using cyprus as a legal tax haven and most importantly can europeans trust their banks anymore. to cross the cyprus financial crisis i'm joined by michael burke in london he is an economic consultant and a former senior international economist with citi bank and in washington we cross the shares and raymond she is a professor of international finance and director of the european...
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as you've just heard seems of relief from celebration greeted the cyprus parliament's rejection of a tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have saved millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings of being condemned by officials and the public alike but the country now of course finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy and having rejected the terms it may have to turn to russia for assistance can off has more. right now cyprus is in a very difficult position because it's rejected the proposal by the european union and the troika to tax private bank accounts and now frankly there are not many places for cyprus to turn for help and actually one of these places is russia and the site bid finance minister has been in the russian capital the entire day he's met with his russian counterpart and would be the first the deputy prime minister there is speculation that cyprus is asking russia for a loan so far the finance minister said that you are satisfied with the negotiations but no official offer has been made so far although he himself said h
as you've just heard seems of relief from celebration greeted the cyprus parliament's rejection of a tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have saved millions of account holders lose up to a tenth of the savings of being condemned by officials and the public alike but the country now of course finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy and having rejected the terms it may have to turn to russia for assistance can off has more. right now cyprus is in a very...
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and so i pay for everyone's meal as a kind of friendly tax. was. it said that kirkuk could be one of the world's richest cities it is certainly one of the most dangerous. discreet an ordinary heroin. who is a kurd investor are opposed and fortune in the opening of a private school a generous act which has attracted m.p.'s attention. i'm terrified. if i do the day after or not that was broadcast to promote the school. i got a telephone call and i'm with you old enough to join with the know your first hobby hello about me hello i do you know a nothing at hobby that is simple bought it. a man introduced himself as a member of a terrorist organisation and demanded money for them and my colleagues were terrorized through. the night i closed the school for a month and then i said we have to open it again we can't just give him. we have to we're still life has to go on. that. neither the terrorists nor anyone else can stop me from working a bit still only god is the master of my destiny. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you un
and so i pay for everyone's meal as a kind of friendly tax. was. it said that kirkuk could be one of the world's richest cities it is certainly one of the most dangerous. discreet an ordinary heroin. who is a kurd investor are opposed and fortune in the opening of a private school a generous act which has attracted m.p.'s attention. i'm terrified. if i do the day after or not that was broadcast to promote the school. i got a telephone call and i'm with you old enough to join with the know your...
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russia slams the proposal is unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in may have to rethink its help for ailing europe. plus state of denial the u.s. military maintains there's no mass hunger strike. or more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest at mistreatment. no war or peace we ask what washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombing strikes the nation at the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. you're watching live from moscow it is seven pm here in the russian capital the parliament in cyprus has delayed until tuesday a decision on whether to allow an e.u. bailout which will cost its citizens millions of. every bank customer customer out will have that cash taxed if it goes through the plan that caused panic over the weekend with people emptying a.t.m. machines fearing their life savings could be plundered correspondent tess alasania reports on the implications. the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary fund had agreed upon a ten billion euro bailout for the cou
russia slams the proposal is unfair and dangerous with some experts saying if the tax is brought in may have to rethink its help for ailing europe. plus state of denial the u.s. military maintains there's no mass hunger strike. or more than one hundred detainees are reportedly starving themselves in protest at mistreatment. no war or peace we ask what washington and its allies have left behind in iraq as more deadly bombing strikes the nation at the ten year anniversary of the u.s. led...
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browder actually currently under investigation criminal investigation in connection with fraud and tax evasion in fact that was the first reason wife of the magnitsky actually ended up in jail back in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine and therefore that criminal investigation is still continuing and we're we are in for another court session which is scheduled for the second half of march of this year you're not going to live. with us the thank you for that update. cyprus's revisit a revising its bank plans or by easing the burden for those with small deposits but holders of more than a hundred thousand euros would lose almost ten percent of their cash the country's parliament is expected to vote on the package later today the president had moved to dip into people's pockets is to secure a vital cash injection from the e.u. and the i.m.f. plans are triggered a run on the banks and protests in the country more from lucy robson a journalism living in cyprus. there are several parties which are against this this option that is being proposed by the government it isn't guaranteed
browder actually currently under investigation criminal investigation in connection with fraud and tax evasion in fact that was the first reason wife of the magnitsky actually ended up in jail back in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine and therefore that criminal investigation is still continuing and we're we are in for another court session which is scheduled for the second half of march of this year you're not going to live. with us the thank you for that update. cyprus's revisit a...
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life the art scene you center at night cypress says no to any bailout that would have meant to harsh tax old savers and pins its soap instead of striking a deal with russia we'll bring you up to speed on the latest. russian the un human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay as u.s. military officials try to downplay mass hunger strike at the detention center. barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but may struggle to close the growing gap between the country's middle east policies. and an iraqi terrorist group with links to al qaeda claims responsibility for bombings that killed dozens in baghdad further unsettle the country ten years on from the u.s. led invasion. all over again even she if you're just joining us my name is kevin and this is art international live from moscow our top story that you just heard scenes of relief from celebration greeted the cyprus parliament's rejection of a tax on bank deposits the one off levy linked to an e.u. bailout deal would have seen millions of account holders lose up to a t
life the art scene you center at night cypress says no to any bailout that would have meant to harsh tax old savers and pins its soap instead of striking a deal with russia we'll bring you up to speed on the latest. russian the un human rights officials sound the alarm over the treatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay as u.s. military officials try to downplay mass hunger strike at the detention center. barack obama arrives in israel for the first time as u.s. president but may struggle to...
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s in a panic over a planned tax on savings accounts as part of a european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny euro zone country would see one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default and exchange the e.u. has pledged a ten billion euro bailout to heal the battered economy there under the proposed package terms people in cyprus with less than one hundred thousand euros in their accounts would have to pay a tax of around seven percent those who savings are greater will be hit up for a ten percent tax it's the first such move where private deposits will be forced to sacrifice money to foot the bill the bailout of conditions have been deeply criticized as they are expected to hit mainly the poor people and pensioners moreover fears are mounting over the intense cash outflow for the country people's anger has caused the parliamentary vote on the deal to be delayed till today dr helen samuel e. from the leading british think tank the bridge group thinks the timing island state is feeling blackmailed and uncomfortable under the e.u. umbrella. they
s in a panic over a planned tax on savings accounts as part of a european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny euro zone country would see one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default and exchange the e.u. has pledged a ten billion euro bailout to heal the battered economy there under the proposed package terms people in cyprus with less than one hundred thousand euros in their accounts would have to pay a tax of around seven percent those who savings are...
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and so i pay for everyone's meal is a kind of friendly tax and what. it said of kirkuk could be one of the world's richest cities it is certainly one of the most dangerous. discreet an ordinary heroin saima who is a kurd investor are opposed and fortune in the opening of a private school a generous act which has attracted envious attention don't let money. i'm terrified so little if they do the day after not flood was broadcast still to promote the school to physio i got a telephone call i would you. know yes there's a lot of happy hello about any hello how do you know why nothing could have if it is the. he got a man introduced himself as a member of a terrorist organization and demanded money for that and my colleagues were terrorized through. well then i close the school for a month and then i said we have to open it again we can't just give in. we have to work still life has to go on. that. neither the terrorists nor anyone else can stop me from working as a pistol only god is the master of my destiny. mission. critic a should treat. for judges. to
and so i pay for everyone's meal is a kind of friendly tax and what. it said of kirkuk could be one of the world's richest cities it is certainly one of the most dangerous. discreet an ordinary heroin saima who is a kurd investor are opposed and fortune in the opening of a private school a generous act which has attracted envious attention don't let money. i'm terrified so little if they do the day after not flood was broadcast still to promote the school to physio i got a telephone call i...
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solve the financial crisis of cyprus it is really a big question here so the controversial deposit tax has been rejected by cyprus but has crossed the red line in proposing the idea that is the view of nigel ferrars a u.k. independence party things brussels has sent a strong signal to the people of europe. even in my diaries predictions in this parliament over the years about the way the e.u. bosses were behaving never did i think they would in a completely unprecedented manner resort to stealing money from people's bank accounts and the message that sends to people who got savings in banks in most countries certainly if i was there is get your money out while you can do not invest anywhere in the euro zone you've got to be mad to do so because it's now run by people who don't respect democracy who don't respect the rule of law who don't respect the basic principles upon which western civilization is supposed to be based by our propping up a euro zone which in the end is going to collapse in disastrous failure are they are prepared to do anything to do so i think that this decision thi
solve the financial crisis of cyprus it is really a big question here so the controversial deposit tax has been rejected by cyprus but has crossed the red line in proposing the idea that is the view of nigel ferrars a u.k. independence party things brussels has sent a strong signal to the people of europe. even in my diaries predictions in this parliament over the years about the way the e.u. bosses were behaving never did i think they would in a completely unprecedented manner resort to...
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some information about his assets including the fact that he was able to hide huge chunks of money in tax havens across the globe bottom line is that the outrageous levels of wealth inequality in america have been driven in large part by our society's coddling of and the media's willful ignorance towards our nation's all of ours for too long the wealthiest americans like the koch brothers have been able to slip under the radar while robbing us blind the reaganomics era has seen the largest transfer of wealth from working people to the very very rich in the history of the world trillions of dollars tens of trillions of dollars as a loser with warren pointed out a few weeks ago if workers' wages had kept up with productivity in the years since reagan like they did during the generations before reagan the minimum wage today would be over twenty two dollars an hour. it's time to start calling our oligarchy what they are all of rocks and increasingly tax cheats and people who have corrupted both our politicians our media and our american market based economic system when enough americans have
some information about his assets including the fact that he was able to hide huge chunks of money in tax havens across the globe bottom line is that the outrageous levels of wealth inequality in america have been driven in large part by our society's coddling of and the media's willful ignorance towards our nation's all of ours for too long the wealthiest americans like the koch brothers have been able to slip under the radar while robbing us blind the reaganomics era has seen the largest...
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all use a little good for the deductible need to rattle around whatever change we have left of our tax dollars tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the red. from the initial ground invasion to a more covert war fought by unmanned aircraft the face of war has evolved over the decade art to correspondent margaret howell takes a look now at how the war tactics have changed since iraq. since the iraq invasion u.s. military tactics have switched from boots on the ground to robots in the air the cia and pentagon first drone strike occurred in yemen in two thousand and two and since then we've ratcheted up our drone activity under this administration the pentagon spending of unmanned aircraft has jumped from two hundred eighty four million in two thousand to nearly four billion last year the number of drones owned by the pentagon rocketed from less than two hundred in two thousand to seventy five hundred males while the bulk of these drones are small shoulder launched ravens heavily armed predators and reapers are also used to having accumulated one million balls in the
all use a little good for the deductible need to rattle around whatever change we have left of our tax dollars tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the red. from the initial ground invasion to a more covert war fought by unmanned aircraft the face of war has evolved over the decade art to correspondent margaret howell takes a look now at how the war tactics have changed since iraq. since the iraq invasion u.s. military tactics have switched from boots on the ground to...
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and so i pay for everyone's meal was a kind of friendly tax and that was. it said that kirkuk could be one of the world's richest cities it is certainly one of the most dangerous. discreet and ordinary heroines. saima was a kurd investor are opposed and fortune in the opening of a private school a generous act which has attracted m.p.'s attention. don't let. this man i'm terrified so little if i did the day after not that was broadcast to promote the school. i got a telephone call i would you know born in the us you join with the no you first hobby hello about of the ilo how do you know a nothing about hobby fit is that. a man introduced himself as a member of a terrorist organisation and demanded money for that and my colleagues were terrorized through. the night so as the school for a month and then i said we have to open it again we can't just give him. we have to work still life has to go and. neither the terrorists nor anyone else can stop me from working as a mystical only god is the master of my destiny. emission free accreditation free transport cha
and so i pay for everyone's meal was a kind of friendly tax and that was. it said that kirkuk could be one of the world's richest cities it is certainly one of the most dangerous. discreet and ordinary heroines. saima was a kurd investor are opposed and fortune in the opening of a private school a generous act which has attracted m.p.'s attention. don't let. this man i'm terrified so little if i did the day after not that was broadcast to promote the school. i got a telephone call i would you...
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in a panic over a planned tax savings accounts as part of an european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would say a one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default ati's correspondent i saw similar reports from the heart of the . well today is a crucial day for cyprus as its parliament votes on ratifying that new one time bank deposit tax that has really come as a surprise when it was announced over the weekend the people in cyprus already having reacted with a bit of a panic no this came about as the e.u. finance ministers as the and the international monetary fund had agreed upon a ten billion euro bailout for the country on the condition that this. bank deposit tax be imposed now this could amount to up to nine point nine percent of those who have more than one hundred thousand euros in the bag and for many people there it's their entire life savings that they have that are they feel are now in trouble and the panic that has been stirred over the weekend people trying to get money out of the cash machines but electron
in a panic over a planned tax savings accounts as part of an european union and i.m.f. deal the so-called rescue plan for the tiny eurozone country would say a one time levy on deposits to avoid a national default ati's correspondent i saw similar reports from the heart of the . well today is a crucial day for cyprus as its parliament votes on ratifying that new one time bank deposit tax that has really come as a surprise when it was announced over the weekend the people in cyprus already...
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this hour cyprus rejects a saver's tax demanded by the e.u. as a precondition to a bailout crowd surrounded the parliament building as m.p.'s voted with many cypriots enraged at potentially having to. part with a substantial amount of the savings of ten percent to go towards supporting the country's banks smaller much just ahead. also chemical weapons have reportedly been used in a rocket attack that killed twenty six people in northern syria with both the opposition and the government blaming each other for the itself. the un expresses concern over the ongoing hunger striking when talum obeyed despite authorities efforts to play down the protests. and the series of bomb attacks tear through baghdad killing dozens and injuring hundreds as a rock struggles to get back on its think on the tenth anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. life rotty h.q. in moscow eleven pm it's kevin owen here the breaking news that we've been bringing you in the last hour the cypriot parliament in the last hour has rejected that savers tax to payroll banks demanded b
this hour cyprus rejects a saver's tax demanded by the e.u. as a precondition to a bailout crowd surrounded the parliament building as m.p.'s voted with many cypriots enraged at potentially having to. part with a substantial amount of the savings of ten percent to go towards supporting the country's banks smaller much just ahead. also chemical weapons have reportedly been used in a rocket attack that killed twenty six people in northern syria with both the opposition and the government blaming...
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a can of soup it's thanks in part to the high levels of financial secrecy in the united states the tax justice network's financial security secrecy index highlights places around the world that provide the safest havens for tax refugees otherwise known as millionaires and billionaires who want to escape having to pay their fair share to help their economies they can accumulate massive piles of money and not surprisingly the united states ranks fifth in the two thousand and eleven financial secrecy index behind the traditional tax havens of switzerland the cayman islands luxembourg and hong kong now there was as millions of americans struggle to survive each and every day the wealthiest americans the oligarchy are accumulating vast sums of wealth without anyone saying a word or raising a finger is one of mitt romney. during the campaign in two thousand and twelve there was a huge battle over his disclosure or lack thereof of just how rich he is and in the end while romney did disclose some information about his assets including the fact that he was able to hide huge chunks of money in t
a can of soup it's thanks in part to the high levels of financial secrecy in the united states the tax justice network's financial security secrecy index highlights places around the world that provide the safest havens for tax refugees otherwise known as millionaires and billionaires who want to escape having to pay their fair share to help their economies they can accumulate massive piles of money and not surprisingly the united states ranks fifth in the two thousand and eleven financial...
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well in the tax haven cyprus secures a last ditch ballo with the e.u. but it will inflict a big haircut for high level depositors and closed one of the country's largest banks. british police rule out a third party involved in the death of russian oligarch and from one critic of boris berezovsky. resignation rejected the syrian national coalition pushes its leader to stay in the post after he announced he was quitting because of a lack of international support for the rebels. just one time a most prisoners refusing food for forty eight days now but officials played down a protest that's off the radar in the americas key media. it's eight am in moscow i met très a very good having you with us today here on our t.v. our top story there were fraud talks that went down to the wire with cyprus managing to clinch an eleventh hour bailout deal with his creditors to avoid a financial ruin there is a price to pay though people with more than one hundred thousand euros in the country's second biggest bank will see a chunk of that taken away and the bank itself w
well in the tax haven cyprus secures a last ditch ballo with the e.u. but it will inflict a big haircut for high level depositors and closed one of the country's largest banks. british police rule out a third party involved in the death of russian oligarch and from one critic of boris berezovsky. resignation rejected the syrian national coalition pushes its leader to stay in the post after he announced he was quitting because of a lack of international support for the rebels. just one time a...
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right now since it's just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there are that many places to turn to right now for assistance from the cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he said that he's satisfied with the negotiations but at the same time added that no official offer has been made so far although the minister is now planning to meet with russia's first deputy prime minister and said that he's not leaving moscow until an agreement is reached there is speculation that cyprus is going to ask russia for a loan but we do know that the country already holds a moscow two and a half a billion euros this is for another loan which was given to the country back in two thousand and eleven back then it exceeded ten percent of its g.d.p. and helped its economy stay afloat but the big question now is is cyprus going for broke is it going to ask a russia for a complete bailout package but the big picture is angle and merkel is completely furious with cyprus even talking to
right now since it's just rejected the bailout plan by brussels and the troika off key investors to tax private bank accounts in cyprus and frankly there are that many places to turn to right now for assistance from the cypriot finance minister is in moscow he's met with his russian counterpart and he said that he's satisfied with the negotiations but at the same time added that no official offer has been made so far although the minister is now planning to meet with russia's first deputy prime...
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so quite an anodyne tax thread that sounds like it could be in some serious need of updating actually it refers to us president obama's continuing commitment to closing down the prison now the closure of guantanamo bay was actually one of us president obama's main campaign promises back in the two thousand and eight presidential election it's something he's spoken about a lot it's a promise he's made repeatedly yet half a decade later and nothing has happened in fact the only shutting down that's taken place recently is the closure of the government office that's charged with transferring the detainees and closing down the prison so just to recap in case that sounds in any way peculiar they've closed down the office that's meant to close down guantanamo bay and the british foreign office supports this continuing commitment to shutting down the facility. has been. at guantanamo bay for over seventy years now and quite astonishingly this is a man who's never been charged with any wrongdoing he's never been put on trial he's been cleared for release twice yet he's still there the british
so quite an anodyne tax thread that sounds like it could be in some serious need of updating actually it refers to us president obama's continuing commitment to closing down the prison now the closure of guantanamo bay was actually one of us president obama's main campaign promises back in the two thousand and eight presidential election it's something he's spoken about a lot it's a promise he's made repeatedly yet half a decade later and nothing has happened in fact the only shutting down...